News + Politics
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6th Circuit hears case of trans woman fired by Michigan funeral home
On Wednesday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in the appeal of a transgender woman who sued her former employer for firing...
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Guatemalan trans woman who received death threats is granted asylum
A transgender woman who was beaten and threatened with death after refusing to collect extortion money for a Guatemalan drug cartel, raped and tortured by...
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Plaintiffs behind fourth lawsuit against Trump military ban ask for injunction
Lawyers representing the plaintiffs in a fourth lawsuit challenging President Trump’s transgender military ban have asked a federal court to issue a preliminary injunction to...
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Mississippi’s “religious freedom” law to be appealed to Supreme Court
The attorneys in a case challenging Mississippi’s “religious freedom law” have announced they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after the 5th U.S. Court...
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WATCH: First gay proposal in Major League Baseball history
Washington Nationals helped arrange for Tyler Garrison to propose to boyfriend Ty Fleming
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Vegas Shootings: LGBTQ community demands gun control
HRC slams politicians for failing to prevent another mass shooting after Pulse nightclub in 2016
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Missouri transgender teen’s killing will not be charged as a hate crime
The Missouri youths who killed a transgender teenager with whom they had been friends prior to her coming out will not be charged with a...
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Herring nets Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce endorsement
The Northern Virginia Business Political Action Committee, the PAC for the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, has announced that it is endorsing incumbent Attorney General...
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Rep. Kyrsten Sinema hopes to become Senate’s second LGBTQ member
Sinema, currently the only openly bisexual person in Congress, is seeking Republican Jeff Flake's seat
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Texas senators split on support for Trump judicial nominee Jeff Mateer
The two home-state senators of President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas are split on how they are...
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Tunisia will stop forced anal exams, but keeps anti-gay law in place
Tunisia has pledged to the United Nations that it will no longer force men suspected of violating the country’s sodomy laws to invasive anal exams...
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United Resistance: We need to unite against the GOP’s healthcare plans
The LGBTQ Community remains the big loser in GOP health bills
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Gloucester County School Board asking court to dismiss Gavin Grimm’s lawsuit
School board says lawsuit no longer relevant due to Grimm's graduation from high school
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2nd Circuit hears dead skydiver’s employment discrimination lawsuit
On Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard the case of a deceased skydiver who had sued his former employer for firing him...
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Candidate who said homosexuality should be illegal wins GOP Senate primary runoff
Alabama Republicans chose a twice-suspended former State Supreme Court Justice as their nominee for the election to fill the seat once held by Attorney General...
